Pune man donates sweater to keep Lord Ganesha warm

Pune man donates sweater to keep Lord Ganesha warm Pune: As the temperature dipped in the city, trustees of the famous Sarasbaug Ganapati temple decided to adorn the idol with a woolen sweater and cap to keep the Elephant God warm. A 55-year-old devotee, Shashikant Dharmadhikari, donated the warm clothes for the Ganesh idol and the temple trustees wrapped the idol in the sweater and cap 15 days ago. The 250-year-old Sarasbaug Ganapati temple is one of the heritage...
05:17 PM, Jan 19, 2012

The Dirty Picture: Who was Silk Smitha?

The Dirty Picture: Who was Silk Smitha? New Delhi: 1982 was a great year for southern actor Smitha who had nine releases lined up. She followed up the year's performance with 13 releases and no one was complaining despite repetitive characterization. Her fan following did not bother about the same basic storyline and just wanted their diva to appear on the silver screen. A storm of whistles and hooting followed every appearance. Smitha was 23 years old...
04:51 PM, Aug 31, 2011
Ganesha immerson leaves Mumbai beaches dirty

Ganesha immerson leaves Mumbai beaches dirty

Mumbai: About two lakh Ganeshas were immersed across 80 immersion points in the city on Wednesday. Although BMC officials and volunteers had asked people not to dump flowers and plaster of paris on the beaches, this has not made much of an impact. ...
12:25 PM, Sep 23, 2010
Hyderabad bids goodbye to city's tallest Ganesha

Hyderabad bids goodbye to city's tallest Ganesha

The city's tallest Ganesha stood at a height of 52 feet, with special attraction being the laddoo brought from Vishakapatnam weighing 500 kilograms. ...
02:50 PM, Sep 22, 2010

Rice grain Ganesha seeks to enter world records

Rice grain Ganesha seeks to enter world records Vadodara: A painting depicting Lord Ganesha on a grain of rice here is vying to get into record books for being the tiniest image of the deity, widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles. Installed at a pandal in Chhani road by an NGO 'Jaago Vadodara Jago', this Ganesha weighs just 0.20 mg and is 5mm long and will go a long way in spreading the message of eco-friendly festivals,...
11:38 AM, Sep 17, 2010

Astrolger Bejan Daruwalla bequeaths stellar legacy

Astrolger Bejan Daruwalla bequeaths stellar legacy Bejan Daruwalla claims to have passed on knowledge to six proteges. ...
08:23 PM, Nov 24, 2009

Kapoors bid adieu to Ganapati idol, await next year

Kapoors bid adieu to Ganapati idol, await next year Kapoors have always had a grand Ganapati festival with who's-who of Bollywood present. ...
12:33 AM, Sep 05, 2009

Mumbaikars bid colourful adieu to Lord Ganesha

Mumbaikars bid colourful adieu to Lord Ganesha The Ganesha idols were immersed after the 10-day festival ended. ...
09:16 PM, Sep 03, 2009
Watch: CNN-IBN's special show on Ganeshotsav

Watch: CNN-IBN's special show on Ganeshotsav

Take a look at the non-conventional Ganesha idols prepared this year. ...
03:06 AM, Sep 03, 2009
An uncrafted diamond Ganesha idol wows devotees

An uncrafted diamond Ganesha idol wows devotees

Surat: The Asodaria family in Surat owns a Ganapati idol which is a rough diamond that they imported 10 years ago. The specialty of this rock is that it resembles the Ganesha figure. The diamond was brought into India after its discovery in the mines of Africa. The family even got the Indian Diamond Institute to certify that this particular piece of diamond has never been processed or polished. It ...
04:54 PM, Aug 26, 2009
Saving Ganesha: a fight to save the elephant race

Saving Ganesha: a fight to save the elephant race

Elephants in the country continue to be treated with cruelty. ...
12:41 AM, Aug 26, 2009
 Watch: Bangalore chef makes an edible Ganesha

Watch: Bangalore chef makes an edible Ganesha

Chef C N Krishna from Bangalore created a Ganesha for your taste buds. ...
04:03 AM, Aug 24, 2009
Watch: Gods spread swine flu awarness in K'taka

Watch: Gods spread swine flu awarness in K'taka

Swine flu scare has put a dampener on Krishna Janmashtami festivities. ...
09:28 PM, Aug 14, 2009
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